Suns’ Melton showing promise amidst demoralizing season
Phoenix traded for Ryan Anderson in hopes of bolstering their frontcourt, shoving former No. 4 pick Dragan Bender to the bottom of their depth chart…
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Clippers aim to bring both Durant and Leonard to other LA
The Los Angeles Clippers are hoping Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant and Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard will have eyes for LA. And even…
Dribbles: Cavs staying very active in search of trades
Some news, notes and random inside stuff on the Cleveland Cavaliers. 1. Several opposing teams are interested in shooting guard Jordan Clarkson and swingman Cedi…
Warriors’ Curry says he was joking about doubting moon landing
All in good fun. That’s the sentiment now out of the camp of Golden State Warriors star guard Steph Curry following a wave of backlash…
Robinson: So this is the wild West we’ve heard so much about
When the calendar hits mid-December, that is when people feel they can start issuing judgement on the landscape of the NBA. Most pundits say this…
Celtics center Horford to miss time due to knee issue
The Boston Celtics will miss veteran center Al Horford, as the team announced on Wednesday that he will miss “at least a few games” after…
Poll: Which member of the Cavaliers will be traded next?
It’s no secret that the Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to make moves and intend to be one of the more aggressive teams between now and…
2019 NBA Draft order as of Dec. 11
The order of the 2019 NBA Draft as of Tuesday night without, of course, factoring in the lottery. We will be posting updates to the…
NBA games longer this season; and league just fine with it
In a day and age when people’s attention spans are getting shorter and shorter, it seems like every league has talked lately about the length…
Jazz’s Gobert: ‘If I gotta do justice myself, I’m gonna do justice myself’
As the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Rudy Gobert is entitled to be, well, defensive about what’s been happening to him of late….
Now a Sixer, Butler dishes on infamous T-Wolves practice
Jimmy Butler admits he has a problem with authority, so when Minnesota Timberwolves management informed he had to participate in the now-infamous practice in October,…
From young gun to vet, Dellavedova aims to get Cavs clicking
Matthew Dellavedova’s first game in his second run with the Cleveland Cavaliers was about what you’d expect — lots of hustle, lots of leadership running…
Kuzma emerging as second star LeBron, Lakers seek
The Los Angeles Lakers secured the bag when they landed LeBron James in free agency this past summer. The sheer excitement and joy exuding from…
Sixers’ Butler has ‘favorable’ returns on MRI, Brown says
An MRI of Jimmy Butler’s injured groin revealed “nothing signifcant” and the Philadelphia 76ers standout swingman shouldn’t miss too much time. At least, that was…